Tag: Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia Names Mohd Adhari Belal Din as Assistant Governor
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Bank Negara Malaysia, the country's central bank, has announced the appointment of Mod Adhari Belal Din as assistant governor, in...
Malaysia Targets 100 Companies in Price Reduction Drive
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - At least 100 local and international companies have been targeted to participate in the price reduction campaign that the Domestic...
67,314 Vehicles Sold in Malaysia in March
MALAYSIA - The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that a total of 67,314 vehicles were sold in the country in March of this year,...
New Zealand to Bring More Food Products to Malaysia
MALAYSIA - New Zealand is set to introduce food products to Malaysian restaurants and hotels as part of the island nation's efforts to expand...
20 More Ugandan Women Sex Slaves Hiding in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA - At least 20 more Ugandan women sex slaves are hiding in Kuala Lumpur to avoid being arrested by authorities or being hunted...
MH370 Search Area to Be Widened; Search To Take Another Year
MALAYSIA - The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be widened to 120,000 kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean if...
Malaysia-bound Illegal Ivory Shipment Seized in Australia
AUSTRALIA - Australian authorities have intercepted a shipment of 110-kilogram of ivory bound for Malaysia, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) said.
The...
Include Native Language in Education System, Pandikar Amin Urges Policymakers
MALAYSIA - The call of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin for the inclusion of native languages in the national educational system was hailed by...
Malaysia’s Maybank to Open New China Branch; Readies Samurai Bond Offering
MALAYSIA - Malaysia's largest bank and financial group, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), is set to open its fourth branch in Greater China this week...
Traders Hotel Puteri Harbour Johor Rebrands to Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour Johor
MALAYSIA - Traders Hotel Puteri Harbour, Johor has rebranded as Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour, Johor, becoming the tenth hotel to adopt the new Hotel...
Foreigner Involved in Major Credit Card Fraud Entered Sabah Sans Immigration Check
MALAYSIA - The arrest of a Swedish man, who was jailed in Thailand for major credit card fraud, again resurrects the issue on immigration...
Malaysia Passes Anti-Terror Law Days After Arrest of 17 Suspected Militants
MALAYSIA - It took more than 15 hours for Malaysian lawmakers to decide to pass the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) Bill, which...
Insurance Industry in Malaysia Forecast To Grow Between 5% and 10% this Year
Malaysia’s insurance industry is set for a another fruitful year as the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) has predicted that the country's life...
Malaysia to Host 29th SEA Games in 2017
MALAYSIA - Malaysia will be hosting the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2017 based on the recent meeting in Singapore by the Southeast...
Malaysia Detains 17 Militants, 2 Coming From Syria, Suspected of Plotting Terror Acts in...
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - The Malaysian police detained 17 suspected militants who were allegedly planning terror activities in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian...
Four-Year-Old Malaysian Girl Survives Seven-Floor Apartment Fall
MALAYSIA - In what others considered as a miracle, a four-year-old girl survived a potentially deadly seven-floor fall from an apartment building in Presint...
Malaysian Parliament Member, 5 Others, Killed in Helicopter Crash
MALAYSIA – Six people, including Rompin MP Jamaluddin Jarjis, were killed when the helicopter they boarded crashed in Semenyih, Kajang Saturday, Malaysia’s Home Ministry...
Malaysia’s King Not Ill, In Stable Health
MALAYSIA - The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah is in stable health and not ill as rumored through text messages, authorities...
Mahathir Wants Sirul Azhar Umar to Reveal Mastermind in Murder of Mongolian Model
MALAYSIA - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged authorities to allow Sirul Azhar Umar to reveal the mastermind in the murder of Mongolian...
500 People Left Homeless in Semporma Malaysia Fire
MALAYSIA - At least 500 people were rendered homeless after fire destroyed 50 wooden houses at Kampung Bangau-Bangau water settlement in Semporna Saturday morning,...
